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A decade into Melbourne’s free trams experiment, has it been worth it?

Amid calls for 50 cent fares and ticketless public transport, critics say the free tram zone’s huge popularity has consequences

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Dog x-rays, art history and a ‘never say never’ attitude: the surprising toolbox of professional conservators

Restoration demands a marriage of scientific and technical expertise with knowledge of art and incredible patience

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Why UN climate change summits are ‘fundamentally flawed’

Cop29, the 29th annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, came to an end on Sunday, and in its wake have come doubts about the UN process for negotiating a solution to global heating.

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High-speed camera study reveals how insects can blind predators –by being too shiny

A study by the University of Melbourne used a high-speed camera to understand how shiny bugs can elude predators despite their visibility

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More than 300 Australian university executives make more money than state premiers, report reveals

Union says average vice-chancellor gets paid almost double the prime minister, with salaries seemingly ‘plucked from thin air’

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Air pollution could be causing kids to develop peanut allergies, new study reveals

Peanut allergies have now made the long list of health problems caused by dirty air

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Friday essay: crimes, redemption and rebellion – the truths told in 65,000 years of Australian art are essential for national healing

The third section of the Uluru Statement from the Heart is Truth. Without knowing the truth of the history of Australia’s Indigenous people, and how the European invasion continues to impact on them, it is hard to understand the pain behind the loss of The Voice referendum and the ongoing…

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International sector should grow despite unis' concerns

A Senate report on international student caps says the sector must be allowed to grow sustainably despite concern about limits from major universities.

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Brain scan study identifies potential targets to treat youths with severe depression

Largest brain scan study of its kind reveals differences in adult and youth severe depression, including apparent propensity to rumination among youth

The Guardian - AU

Scientists create optically switchable photonic units, aiming to power the future of logic gates and microchips

A research team from the University of Bayreuth and the University of Melbourne have successfully used optical logic gates to read, write, and erase binary information, marking one of the first successful applications of light to input, process, and output data.

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Alarm as Australia records ‘gobsmacking’ hot August temperatures

Heat building up in country’s centre and driving south-east is causing ‘really unusual’ heatwave that is breaking winter records

The Guardian - AU

‘People’s lives have been changed’: could boxing help child abuse survivors deal with trauma?

Left Write Hook, a unique support group in Melbourne, combines boxing and writing to help survivors feel empowered – and is the subject of a punchy new documentary

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Alarm bells over Australian universities’ financial dependence on international students

Critics across the sector say institutions have become trapped in an unstable business model as they try to make up for loss of government funding

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How can I become a palaeontologist? 5 tips from a professional fossil hunter

I’m a palaeontologist. That means I study fossils and learn about the ancient history of life on Earth.

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Junk food advertising can be harmful

"Our work supports ongoing calls for a ban on junk food advertising online"

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Students face expulsion over uni Palestine encampments

Up to 20 students at the University of Melbourne say they are facing expulsion months after taking part in pro-Palestine protests.

The Conversation

Our ‘frog saunas’ could help save endangered species from the devastating chytrid fungus

All over the world, frogs are being wiped out by the chytrid fungus. At least 500 species have declined, including as many as 90 species now presumed extinct.

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One exclusive Australian institution is facing up to its deeply racist past while another backs away from it

The University of Melbourne and the South Australian Museum are taking starkly different approaches to addressing their toxic histories

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Australian universities rise in world rankings but experts warn international student cap could hurt ‘cutting-edge’ status

University of Melbourne reaches new high of 13th while University of Sydney and University of NSW also in top 20 globally

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Could a green investment deal help Indonesia and Australia overcome their past tensions?

Australia and Indonesia have long had an uneasy relationship, over issues ranging from Timor-Leste’s independence to asylum seekers and bans on live cattle export to the aftermath of the Bali bombings.

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We know the seas are rising – so why are Australian governments not planning for it?

The vast majority of Australians (87%) live within 50 kilometres of a coastline. The coast offers scenery, swimming and cooling from the sea.

The Guardian - AU

Biographers, resharpen your pencils! The University of Melbourne’s shameful history of racism awaits

Good history is not static. It is intrinsically up for challenge. And this long-overdue truth-telling opens up ripe ground for a reckoning

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Israel’s secret war against the ICC, Rinehart stunt dropped, De Minaur shows class on clay

Our exclusive investigation reveals how intelligence officials tried to derail war crimes prosecution; comedian won’t go ahead with projection in Times Square

The Guardian - AU

‘Denying history is simply lying’: how the University of Melbourne honoured racists, thieves and body snatchers

An unflinching examination of its own history has revealed shocking stories in the sandstone foundations of a revered institution

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Students pack up after university disclosure commitment

A shift in stance by two Australian universities over publicly disclosing ties with weapons companies has led to pro-Palestine student encampments packing up.

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